Violence has erupted in the Haitian capital as security forces clashed with protesters demanding long-delayed elections and the resignations of the prime minister and the president.
At least one person was killed in the capital Port-Au-Prince late on Saturday, as police fired tear gas
at protesters who burned tires and blocked streets.
“The victim was in his thirties. We have not yet identified him, but he was not participating in the demonstrations,” police spokesman Garry Derosiers told the AFP news agency.
The clashes reportedly broke out after hundreds of youth tried to storm through a police barricade and enter the presidential palace.
The unrest followed a demonstration on Friday in which UN peacekeeping troops opened fire on a crowd marching through the capital, set tires on fire and skirmished with troops and police.
Demonstrations spread to other towns, including Gonaives and Cap-Haitien.
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